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December 19, 2011

My Vintage Inspired Christmas

Even though I’m still not finished with my Christmas decoration, it’s quite Christmassy in our living room. Would you like to take a look?

This vintage wooden thingy I had found at the flea market this year. It’s part of a meat grinder or something like that. I’ve just printed out one of my favorite Christmas graphics from THE GRAPHICS FAIRY and added a bit of seam binding and a small bauble.

A large pine cone in a painted peat pot. Fast and easy to make.

These lace and/or button trees I had sewn last year. They were pretty time-consuming but I think it was worth it.

These two lace trees were fun to make.

A large French canning jar, filled with lots of small pine cones and embellished with another beautiful image from

57 comments:

Oh no...here I go again...falling in love with another blog! I can't help myself...love the Christmas tree stand/candle holder idea. I have an old one and I was going to do something else with it but now I'll have to make a decision. Came over via Graphics Fairy. Love that entry as well! Have a lovely Christmas! xo

Oh my goodness, I am so glad I found you at the Graphics Fairy - I love love love your Christmas decor - the lace! the graphics! the candle holder! the trees! I'm adding you to my blog roll so I can continue to see the beauty. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Dear JuliaI sat in front of the laptop and relaxed as I toured your beautiful home. I had no doubts that your home would be filled with beauty.The lace trees are stunning and I adore the cone in the peat pot. Peat pots are so underused.Thank you so much for allowing me a peek into your home at Christmastime.Warmest Wishes to you for the festive season.Lynne x

Oh dear Julia your house looks wonderful with all these beautiful Christmas creations, love that it all are in the same color tone, dearest friend hope that you and your family will have a wonderful Christmas time together, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Hugs Anni

Dear Sweet JuliaI am mesmorised by all this Christmas beauty! Every detail makes me go back and look again. You have put your heart into each item. Love the cake stand, the candle holder, your lace and buttoned trees and the sweet lace tree in the peat pot.It is all so white and fresh! Is that snow I see outside the window sweetie?I can see how much pleasure the assembling has given you.Sending you loving thoughts and lots of warm and heartfelt wishes,Suzy

Hello dearest Julia,and thankyou for the view into your beautiful home- what gorgeous trees you have made,they are so very beautiful, and the etagere is a fantastic find,and so great with all the glass ornaments,and the bottles on top , I also love how you used your tree -foot, and the peat-pot tree,and pinecone-looks so sweet, as does the wonderful paper rondeles tree. Your home is so cosy and inviting, dear friend.Wishing you a merry christmas, sweetie.Viele liebe grüsse, und küsse-und KNUS, fra din, Dorthe

I knew your home would be extra special for the holidays and you did not disappoint. Using items from friends makes it even better and reminds us of how lucky we are to have blogging friends from all over the world. I need all the inspiration I can get, still working on my decorations at home.

Oh JULIA! Everything looks just wonderful. That package really was too pretty to be torn open and tossed. Now it has a life of it's own that you can enjoy year round. Perfect!ANd those trees that you thought might be a bit too time consuming? GIRL! THEY WERE WORTH IT!Enjoy! and Merry Christmas!Big hugs from my ocean to yours! Karen

It is all SOOO beautiful Julia!!! I could look at your Christmas decor all day long...it is amazing to me. Your home is full of such beautiful light and the serenity of it all is wonderful. Oh thank you for showing us your lovely livingroom dear friend!You have made s many special Christmas things to decorate with. I love your three tiered stand full of so many pretty things.Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!hugs from here...

thank you for taking us into your beautiful home and showing us Christmas at your place.Love your wonderful decorations, all the gorgeous cream colours are so beautiful. Isn't it lovely when we have gifts from friends that we can show off.Warmest wishes for a merry Christmas and a year filled with happy days.

Julia,Your Christmas decor is beautiful. I knew it would be~ I adore all the wonderful things you made, from trees to large wooden thingies, LOL. Love that lace bottle with the ornaments as a topper too. If I ever come over you might be wise to put that 3 tiered cake stand away.I hope your Christmas is the best ever Julia. Will you & your Mr be home? Take care sweet friend.Lisa

Love this post so lovely. So nice to meet you Julia just found your beautiful blog and so happy I did. I have enjoyed looking around and I'm now following you, if you find a spare minute hope you visit me sometime and follow back so nice to meet new friends. Sending you special wishes for a very Merry Christmas Day and look forward to keeping in touch in 2012.

just saw you playing along at Debra's favorite vintage post of the year too and had to come over again to tell you how beautiful I find all of your little trees, sewed fabric, glued lace or dyed bottle brushs ~ everyone is gorgeous! Your white sofa with the white table and etagère looks so pretty and fresh!

I had a good laugh btw over your last comment, when you almost missed your doctors appointment while commenting on my blog. This happens to me a lot in the mornings, when I almost forget to go to work because I'm just deep down in our wonderful blogging community. Glad you made it almost in time at the end and came back again to finish your comment :)

So what are you up to for tomorrow, the last night of this year? Roxy, Riley and I decided to make us some yummy vegan pizza and watch a beautiful movie, I guess I'll opt for The Help.

Wishing you, your hubby and sweet Cecil a very happy and healthy and of course always creative new year 2012 my friend!

Your wintery white treasures certainly made me smile today. I love everything about this post - especially that you re-wrapped the package from Carola and now use it as Christmas decor! It's so beautiful!Happy New Year Julia!

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Welcome to my blog! My name is Julia and I am very passionate about sewing, creating unique pieces with wonderful junk and decorating our home. I love to go treasure hunting to find vintage or industrial items for my creations and vignettes.